Travis Hunter

[BrunswickDawg]

I have a feeling this Hunter deal with Barstool is about to open a Pandora?s box. I said it yesterday when it was announced but what is going to stop Bama, LSU, Texas, or another blue blood from going to a Netflix, Hulu, or Disney and saying hey help us get this kid and we will give you 24/7 access to our program.

Because the #1 driver for Netflix, etc is ratings. There is only so much bandwidth and interested eyeballs for sports product around the globe (and they do think globally). You have to have some sort of compelling storyline for these shows to work. Last Chance U worked for a couple of seasons - but after that, it was a lot of the same stuff over and over. #1 recruit in the country going HBCU is a compelling story. #1 recruit going to Bama to play with the last 4 years #1 recruits for the 2,345 time National Champ, is not a compelling story.

[Todd4State]

What did JSU do that Free Shoes U could not? Isn't this a dude who just wants to play for Prime Time?

Okay. Netflix wanting the documentary.

You answered your own question. But this guy I think is going to get a million dollars from Barstool or whoever and will do the show and then he can go transfer out to wherever after that. No matter what he does he is already a millionaire basically.

I don't blame him. Especially since he is a cornerback. Learning from Deion Sanders isn't a terrible thing for that. Plus, I could see JSU maybe using him at WR as well some.

[bulldawg28]

Deion already said the million dollar rumors are a lie. The truth is ANY African American football athlete will listen to someone like Deion that's been where they want to go. It makes sense and is what everyone with aspirations does. Kudos to the kid and Deion. This kid was/is destined for the NFL regardless of where he attended college.

[smootness]

I don't think this impacts anything honestly.

Remember Makur Maker? I'm sure that doesn't ring a bell anymore. 2 years ago he was the 5 star basketball recruit that broke the mold and went to Howard. Said he was going to change the game and go to an HBCU and blaze the path.

In year 1 he averaged 11.5 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Season cut short due to Covid. He enters his name in the draft. Then he withdraws it because he's not projecting a a first round pick. Then he announces he's not returning to Howard. Now he's playing for the Sydney Kings in the professional Australian basketball league.

This won't last because money, prestige, and fame talk. He might get that initially from this, but the exposure won't come long term at JSU. There's no way he stays at Jackson State. He will get his money and follow Deion to the Power 5 job he gets next year.

To be fair, when you say Maker's season was cut short, it was cut way short. He played in 2 games before being hurt, then their season was basically canceled after 5 games. That's not enough time to do anything. It's certainly possible with a full year he could have dominated and brought a real spotlight.

[Maroonthirteen]

Deion already said the million dollar rumors are a lie. The truth is ANY African American football athlete will listen to someone like Deion that's been where they want to go. It makes sense and is what everyone with aspirations does. Kudos to the kid and Deion. This kid was/is destined for the NFL regardless of where he attended college.

That's Coach Prime to you